And I should have explained myself better as well. I was not
complaining about your technique, only the choice of Velvia which, IMHO,
is always over the top. But I see now that Velvia was used here only by
accident of circumstance. Guess you need to buy some more bodies so you
can have multiple films ready to go. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
> Wow - thanks a lot for your time and patience.
> I feel like answering to C.H., Moose, Chuck and Chris in different
> chapters - long and boring.
>
> Better, I will point out some issues which I feel need to be further
> explained:
>
> To C.H.: absolutely, I knew I was pushing my old equipment to its limit.
> I had loaded Velvia and the birds appeared - no chance to make a film
> choice. Thus, the birds I captured in an open environment (they are very
> rarely seen, specially the yellow one which is quite small) can not be
> compared to the outstanding photographs you were up to make. I would
> have felt much better if only I were using a 4T to spot-read the yellow
> feathers at least, while the 2n read exposure mainly from a clear blue sky.
>
> To Moose: yes, it's a sort of Zen attitude [how could you think I might
> admit the other possibility ;^) ??]. What matters me most of your answer
> is that there was a misunderstanding about Ken's post. I did not express
> myself clearly enough, therefore part of the content of your answer -
> which is very rich. I specially appreciate your advice. Anyway, light
> box and loupe inspection shows my version of 'Gallineta' closer to the
> film original than yours, and I think this is due to the fact that
> although the frame is correctly exposed at 1/60, shutter speed was low
> enough to register blur from bird's movement. This accounts for little
> detail in the wing feathers and a slight movement at the point of the beak.
>
> To Chuck: indeed, blue was almost a headache. I worked on it with
> special care, as the yellow feathers were underexposed and the sky is
> saturated. For the first time I had to play with the Shadows/Highlights
> to rescue yellow and thus the sky needed highlight adjustment. This was
> the best I could do with the yellow-blue dilemma, beyond curves. OTOH,
> the amount of blue in green* in the other shot is quite exactly what I
> can see in the original Velvia (monitor and PS are adobe RGB 1998
> calibrated, but I don't have anything other than my eyes to calibrate
> monitor). It's not the first time I find too much blue in green foliage
> when scanning Velvia (see my Machines and Tools TOPE entry) - and that
> one was done by a knowledgeable PS and scanning guru, the former owner
> of my 4000ED.
>
> To Chris: well !! - if I understood your answer properly I must admit
> yours was the answer I was expecting: 'nicely done' feels good :-)
>
> Again, thanks for looking.
>
> Fernando.
>
> * - Blue in Green: a famous Miles Davis composition.
>
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